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Drums & Percussion March 15, 2019

Toto’s Lenny Castro Touring with the KORG Wavedrum Global

Lenny Castro, world-renowned percussionist who has performed with the likes of Little Feat, Billy Preston and more, has recently joined Toto. Lenny Castro has been a long-time KORG fan, specifically…

MMR Staff
Mar 15, 2019
Drums & Percussion March 14, 2019

Crush Drums Kicks It With Style

Crush Drums and Percussion made a big splash when it was launched at the 2011 Winter NAMM show, where the company was awarded numerous accolades as a “Company to Watch.”…

MMR Staff
Mar 14, 2019
Drums & Percussion March 12, 2019

Craviotto’s Heritage Snare Drum

Craviotto’s Heritage snare drum pays tribute to the company’s founder and master drum builder, Johnny Craviotto. The 6×14 solid Maple Heritage drum offers the range to go up or down…

MMR Staff
Mar 12, 2019
Drums & Percussion March 6, 2019

Pearl Takes on Sabian in UK

Pearl Music Europe has taken over UK distribution of Sabian cymbals and Gon Bops percussion from Westside Distribution with immediate effect. Westside Managing Director, Phil Hay, said: “I would like…

MMR Staff
Mar 6, 2019
Drums & Percussion March 2, 2019

Ludwig Marketing Adds Industry Veteran Mark Fuchs

Midwest professional audio industry manufacturer rep firm Ludwig Marketing has announced the addition of industry veteran Mark Fuchs to their sales support staff. With Ludwig Marketing covering the Midwest states,…

MMR Staff
Mar 2, 2019
Drums & Percussion February 21, 2019

Yamaha Drums Adds Brown to Artist Roster

Yamaha Drums today announced the signing of Carrington Brown, the Metro D.C.-based studio and live drummer for GRAMMY-winning artist, H.E.R., and many others. On top of traveling around the world…

MMR Staff
Feb 21, 2019
Drums & Percussion February 20, 2019

Orange Kits Out ‘Beatles’ Performance

Orange Amplification provided the amps for the recent celebration of the 50th anniversary of The Beatles’ last public performance on the rooftop of the Apple Corps building. Students of LIPA…

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Feb 20, 2019
Drums & Percussion February 19, 2019

New Percussion from Rhythm Tech

The new Rhythm Tech Lap Top Cajon features a new Selvato finish on the drums shell and the Palma Snare, which adds a wild new array of sonic nuances and…

MMR Staff
Feb 19, 2019
Drums & Percussion February 19, 2019

New SABIAN Cymbals

Adding new Thin, Medium and Heavy models, AAX from SABIAN now offers more complexity in tone and a whole new look. With additional hammering, using a larger, rounder peen than…

MMR Staff
Feb 19, 2019
Drums & Percussion February 19, 2019

Hal Leonard’s ‘Syncopation Etudes for Snare Drum’

For some beginning drummers, mastering the skill of reading basic syncopation is often difficult, and moving into a more advanced level of reading can be even more challenging. Joel Rothman…

MMR Staff
Feb 19, 2019
Drums & Percussion February 18, 2019

Status Cymbals: The State of the Cymbal Market in 2019

Of all the tools available to help drummers express individuality and personal style, cymbals are remarkably effective (If you can’t hear the difference between a crash hit from Charlie Watts…

MMR Staff
Feb 18, 2019
Drums & Percussion February 18, 2019

Get Your Kicks: Bass Drum Pedals

A bass drum pedal is basically just a footboard and a beater – how complex can things get? As any drummer (or MI retailer with knowledge of this market segment)…

MMR Staff
Feb 18, 2019